[1] He was also the president of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

[2] For both offices, Rabello was appointed by president Michel Temer.

On 18 November 2017, he was launched by the Social Christian Party (PSC) as pre-candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 elections.

[3] The party wants to spread an image of liberal christians by using the economist as a reference.

[5] However, Rabello stepped down and the party nominated him vice presidential candidate along with Senator Alvaro Dias.